selbständigen

Name: selbständigen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈzɛlpʃtɛndɪɡn̩]

/[ˈzɛlpʃtɛndɪɡn̩]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“selbständigen” has 21 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,692. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,692
frequency rank, German: 107,600
“S” headwords: 21
tracked misspellings: 4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs selbständig

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

selbständigen vs selbständiger

92% similar

selbständigen vs selbstständigen

87% similar

selbständigen vs selbständig

85% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for selbständigen
Property	Value
Headword	selbständigen
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈzɛlpʃtɛndɪɡn̩]
Letters	13
Frequency rank	#13,692
Misspellings tracked	21
Confusable pairs	4
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “selbständigen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). selbständigen lands here:

#13,692

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around selbständigen (IPA [ˈzɛlpʃtɛndɪɡn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,692 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for selbständigen, with forms such as "eslbständigen", "seblständigen", and "selbbständigen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "selbständiger", "selbstständigen", "selbständig", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is selbständigen, spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-Ä-N-D-I-G-E-N.

Definition

1
Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs selbständig
2
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs selbständig
3
Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs selbständig
4
Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs selbständig
5
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs selbständig
6
Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs selbständig
7
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs selbständig
8
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs selbständig
9
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs selbständig
10
Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs selbständig
11
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs selbständig
12
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs selbständig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

eslbständigen
seblständigen
selbbständigen
selbsständigen
selbstnädigen
selbsttändigen
selbstädnigen
selbständdigen
selbständgien
selbständiegn
selbständigenn
selbständiggen
selbständigne
selbstänidgen
selbstänndigen
selbsätndigen
selbtsändigen
sellbständigen
selsbtändigen
slebständigen
sselbständigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of selbständigen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "selbständigen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "selbständigen"?

"selbständigen" is spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-Ä-N-D-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛlpʃtɛndɪɡn̩].

What does "selbständigen" mean?

As an adjective, "selbständigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs selbständig

What words are commonly confused with "selbständigen"?

"selbständigen" is commonly confused with "selbständiger", "selbstständigen", "selbständig". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "selbständigen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "selbständigen" is [ˈzɛlpʃtɛndɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "selbständigen" come from?

"selbständigen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Using “selbständigen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is S-E-L-B-S-T-Ä-N-D-I-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈzɛlpʃtɛndɪɡn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “selbständiger” - see the side-by-side comparison. selbständigen vs selbständiger
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.